Hardware Jobs in United States

There are 3,534 open Hardware jobs in United States on freehire right now. 632 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are ai, python and automation.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$152,650$185,000$212,785850
USDhour$28$40$4835

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Most requested skills

  • ai 34%
  • python 28%
  • automation 20%
  • fpga 18%
  • verilog 17%
  • networking 15%
  • ethernet 14%
  • assembly 13%

How the work is done

  • Onsite 685 · 19%
  • Hybrid 290 · 8%
  • Remote 115 · 3%

Visa sponsorship offered in 45% of the 1,010 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 753
  • Principal 273
  • Staff 201
  • Lead 194
  • Intern 135
  • C-level 53

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 1,162
  • 501-1000 employees 243
  • 11-50 employees 108
  • 51-200 employees 89
  • 201-500 employees 13
  • 1-10 employees 9
3,534 jobs
Lightmatter
6 days ago

Sr. Staff Physical Design Engineer

Open 79d North AmericaFull-timeStaff H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world’s first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of…

ai bash hpc python react +1 skills
195 000 – 214 000 $
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Lightmatter
6 days ago

Analog IC Design Engineer, High-Speed

Open 79d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Designs high-speed analog transceiver circuits for silicon photonics and optical communication systems, using Cadence tools and GHz-speed analog/RF techniques.

ai cmos hpc
165 000 – 245 000 $
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Lightmatter
6 days ago

Analog IC Design Engineer, Tech Lead

Open 79d North AmericaFull-timeLead H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Designs and leads high-speed analog transceiver circuits for silicon photonics and wireline systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive specifications and validate performance in next-gen AI data center infrastructure.

ai cmos hpc matlab python +1 skills
230 000 – 270 000 $
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Lightmatter
6 days ago

Reliability Engineer (Hardware)

Open 28d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Designs and executes reliability tests for photonics-based AI hardware, analyzing failures and improving product durability and compliance with industry standards.

ai hpc minitab
142 000 – 200 000 $
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Lightmatter
6 days ago

Hardware Systems Technical Lead

Open 75d North AmericaFull-timeLead H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world’s first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of…

ai ethernet firmware hpc i2c +4 skills
217 000 – 256 000 $
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Lightmatter
6 days ago

Staff/Sr Staff Technical Program Manager, Hardware Systems

Open 28d North AmericaContractStaff H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Drive hardware development programs for AI data-center photonics, coordinating electrical, mechanical, and system engineering teams and external suppliers from design through production.

ai assembly hpc jira program-management +1 skills
189 000 – 252 000 $
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Lightmatter
6 days ago

Staff Hardware Validation Engineer

Open 62d North AmericaFull-timeStaff H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world’s first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of…

ai automation hpc matlab pcb +1 skills
186 000 – 246 000 $
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Lightmatter
6 days ago

Photonics Hardware Validation Engineer

Open 53d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Photonic Hardware Validation Engineer building and operating test systems to characterize and validate silicon photonics optical interconnect products for AI data centers. Day-to-day involves chip bring-up, electro-optic link-level testing in the lab, test bench setup, and collaborating with design, hardware, and software teams to drive product validation and qualification. Core technologies inclu

ai automation hpc matlab pcb +1 skills
177 000 – 240 000 $
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Renesas Electronics
6 days ago

Director of Hardware Engineering

North AmericaFull-timeLead
United States

The Director of Hardware Engineering will lead global semiconductor initiatives, including silicon ecosystem development, EDA vendor management, and IP roadmap alignment for MCU and SoC programs. This role requires extensive experience in hardware design and cross-functional collaboration with product, operations, and software teams.
Axon
6 days ago

Principal Systems Architect, Communications Hardware (Remote Eligible | Relocation Assistance Available)

HybridNorth AmericaContractPrincipal
United States

Principal Hardware Systems Architect at Axon 911 owning system architecture and cross-functional integration across electrical, RF, mechanical, thermal, and power domains for mission-critical public safety communications hardware taken from concept through mass production.

ai altium backbone ccpa cloud +1 skills
210 600 – 242 100 $
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Vantor
7 days ago

Hardware Platform Technical Leader

Worldwide
United States

Leads the architecture and evolution of hardware platforms powering web, data, and automation solutions, defining roadmaps and ensuring scalability and reliability in cloud-centric environments.

automation cloud devops
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True Anomaly
7 days ago

Senior Electrical Engineer, FPGA Development

Open 79d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Leads FPGA architecture, implementation, and verification for spacecraft systems, focusing on high-speed interfaces, radiation tolerance, and cross-team integration to deliver secure space-based solutions.

altium cpp embedded-software ethernet firmware +11 skills
150 000 – 220 000 $
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True Anomaly
7 days ago

Staff Electrical Engineer, FPGA Development

Open 79d North AmericaFull-timeStaff
United States

Staff FPGA Developer architecting reconfigurable logic for spacecraft avionics and payload systems, leading a real-time FPGA-based image processing pipeline for on-orbit detection and tracking using VHDL/Verilog.

automation computer-vision cpp design-patterns ethernet +12 skills
175 000 – 265 000 $
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Yellowstone Local
7 days ago

Commercial Door & Hardware Installer

North America
United States

The Commercial Door & Hardware Installer will work on-site to install and service commercial doors, frames, and hardware while ensuring compliance with safety codes. The role involves interpreting blueprints and coordinating with project managers to resolve on-site technical issues.
Waabi
7 days ago

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Team Lead

HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeLead
United States

The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Team Lead will architect and manage the HIL testing program for autonomous trucking systems, overseeing strategy, hardware-software integration, and safety-critical fault injection. The role requires extensive experience in embedded systems testing and leadership to scale HIL infrastructure and CI processes.

ai automation embedded-systems ethernet firmware +5 skills
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Astera Labs
7 days ago

Hardware Design Engineering, Senior Director - Signal Connectivity Rack-Scale Platforms

Open 81d North AmericaContractSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Lead a hardware engineering team at a NASDAQ-listed AI connectivity company, designing high-speed cables, modules, and rack-scale systems while enabling OEM customers to integrate Astera Labs' silicon into their products.

accessibility ai airflow ansys asic +17 skills
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Astera Labs
7 days ago

Hardware Engineering Operations / Manufacturing, AVP

Open 81d North AmericaContract H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Leads hardware manufacturing and operations for AI connectivity products, partnering with Asian contract manufacturers to scale production of cables, modules, and chassis systems while optimizing quality, cost, and time-to-market.

ai assembly automation backbone ethernet +1 skills
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Astera Labs
7 days ago

Hardware Lab Engineer

Open 81d North America H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Hardware Lab Engineer at Astera Labs in San Jose sets up and maintains test environments for silicon validation of AI connectivity solutions like PCIe, CXL, and Ethernet, using high-speed test equipment and Python automation.

ai automation ethernet firmware i2c +9 skills
160 000 – 200 000 $
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Astera Labs
7 days ago

Principal Digital Design Engineer

Open 81d North AmericaPrincipal H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Principal Digital Design Engineer at Astera Labs designing high-performance AI connectivity silicon, owning RTL implementation through silicon bring-up for PCIe, CXL, and other protocols.

ai automation cad cmos ethernet +4 skills
185 000 – 230 000 $
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Astera Labs
7 days ago

Principal Digital Design Engineer (AI Fabric)

Open 81d North AmericaPrincipal H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Principal Digital Design Engineer at Astera Labs designing high-performance connectivity solutions for AI infrastructure, using RTL, synthesis, and advanced CMOS nodes.

ai automation cad cmos ethernet +5 skills
185 000 – 230 000 $
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